The Last Days of Barney Hughes in Big Hole Country
This portrait of Barney Hughes, Irish prospector and long wanderer, recounts his life from 1860s British Columbia to Idaho and Montana. He chased Alder Gulch gold, survived Crow captivity, and spent his final years in the Big Hole, living humbly with friends and a lifelong search for pay dirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibbonsville
Dewey
Big Hole
Barney Hughes
Erin
Aldergulch
West
Barney_ Hughes
Ireland
New York
California
Northwestern States
British Columbia
George Ives
Montana
Treasure State In Brief Highlights Local Events
Coroner Nelson said Elmer Deshey, 52, farm worker, took his own life. Livingston Chamber plans chartering a large cabin plane for several flights over Yellowstone this winter. Butte begins work on a new high school athletic field funded by a 150000 dollar bond issue. Pondera Valley bank paid a seventh dividend of 991.21 to former depositors, with 74331.50 total dividends already disbursed. Rancher Frank Tomalski, 25 miles northwest of Roundup, injured when hay load rolled over. hospitalized. Missoula sugar beet crop totals 330000 100-pound bags with 17.5 percent sugar content. Great Falls Western Air Express to offer summer service between Great Falls and Gilacer park pending park opening. Kalispell police and patrolmen shut down seven with defective lights. 12 violators cited. Bozeman judge gives Fred Koerner 25 days jail for shooting ski dog in West Yellowstone. Montana State College seismograph records one of the strongest earth tremors, epicenter about 2300 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Gibbonsville
Barney Hughes
Big Hole
Wisdom
Lucian Eby
Ruby Creek
Ben van Houten
Barney
J. P. Loss
Frank Wilke
C. W. Francis
Huntley Francis Ranch
Allen
Wallace
Francis
Wisdom Hotel
Berry
Wisdom Divide
Orangeman
Old Country
Fred Else
Orangemen
Fred
Gibbons District
Battleground
Mr. Else
Basin Mercantile Store
Grif Williams
Reverend Bouvard
Weldon
Wilford Hopkins
Seattle
Mr. Hopkins
Green Pastures
Wisdom Cemetery
Society of Montana Pioneers
Ireland
Alder Gulch
Bozeman
Howard Nelson
Elmer Deshey
Deshey
Livingston
Livingston Chamber of Commerce
Yellowstone Park
Peck Indian Policeman Ends Up in a Wet Fiasco
Fort Peck Indian officer Martin Mitchell at Wolf Point faces a cold morning disaster as a burst basement pipe floods the home. A backfired car, delayed plumber help, gas pump mishaps, a broken shutoff lever, and a soggy wardrobe culminate in multiple baths and a soggy summary of misfortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Mitchell
Fort Peck
Wolf Point
Mitchell
Libby Lions push for Kootenai recreation center status
A Libby Lions Club resolution urging federal designation of the Kootenai area as a recreation center, including Kootenai Falls and Throops Lake, has been sent to the Montana congressional delegation for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libby
Federal road funds allotment for Montana 1939
The bureau of public roads in Washington allocates 3,817,278 dollars to Montana for highway work in 1939. Of this, 2,621,728 goes to regular federal aid, 524,346 to feeder roads, and 671,204 to crude crossings. The law requires an allotment before January 1, but Congress has not yet appropriated the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
Montana
Congress
Sugar program changes widen beet grower eligibility
A. J. Borton says the 1937 sugar beet program rules are liberalized to let growers qualify via combined soil conserving crop acreage or beet history, with an alternative of applying 125 pounds of treble superphosphate per acre to at least a third of the 1937 beet acreage. Details are being mailed to county conservation committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
A. J. Borton
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Borton
Barton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill
Sweeney
Henry Edgar
Bannack
Alder
Beaverhead
Dillon
San Francisco
Hogan
Hibernian Bank
Hughes Creek
Divide
Bitter Root
Salmon Valley
Ives
Walla Walla
Wash
Cardwell
Elk City
Orfie
Ida
Clearwater
Florence
Ross’ Hole
Giogle Springs
Nez Perce Creek
Continental Divide
Bill Fairweather
Tom Cover
Bill Sweeney
Henry Rodgers
Deer Lodge
Yellowstone River
James Stewart
Fort Benton
Stewart
Virginia City
Treasure State News
Butte
Butte High School
Conrad
Pondera Valley State Bank
Preene
Frank Tomalski
Here
Musselshell Valley Hospital
Missoula
Great Falls
Western Air Express
Gilacer Park
Kalispell
Kallspell
Fred Koerner
H. J. Casper
West Yellowstone
Koerner
Ne Ee
Charles Waterman
Montana State College
Eric B. Therkelsen
Therkelsen
Rose C. Bresnahan
Women's Work Division
WPA
Musselshell County
Harald P. Bennett
Superior
St. Regis
Mineral County
G. D. Lyons
Spokane
Board of County Commissioners
Flathead County
Hardin
Henry Ulrich
Louis Korber
Custer
Emmett Davisson
Guy Gregory
Ble Horn County
Butte Mont
Otelainbow
Alfalfa
Anaconda Sales Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!